By Stacy Hsu / Staff reporterThe Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) yesterday confirmed that its National Policy Foundation think tank was sealed up more than two months ago as part of the government’s effort to recover NT$864.88 million (US$28.44 million) in compensation for the party selling properties appropriated from the Japanese colonial government. “It is true that our think tank was sealed up by the Administrative Enforcement Agency [AEA] in late September, but legally speaking, such an action does not affect its normal operation,” KMT Culture and Communications Committee deputy director-general Hung Meng-kai (洪孟楷) said. The think tank primarily conducts surveys on government policies, although it occasionally acts as an advocate for the KMT. The AEA has sealed up 16 KMT properties, including a party chapter in Taipei’s Songshan District (松山) and several staff dormitory units in the city, Hung said. “The party has filed an administrative lawsuit and sought other legal actions to protect its rights,” Hung said.

Source: Taipei Times December 05, 2017 15:56 UTC